Challenges of designing, operating, and managing brine extraction at a carbon dioxide storage site

Okwen, Roland T.; Frailey, Scott M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103354

Challenges of designing, operating, and managing brine extraction at a carbon dioxide storage site

Journal Article · Thu May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103354· OSTI ID:1849164

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States). Illinois State Geological Survey; OSTI
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States). Illinois State Geological Survey

Developing and deploying commercial-scale carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage at a site requires operational strategies to manage pressure and CO₂ plume distribution. In the natural gas storage and oil and gas industries, fluid extraction has been successfully implemented as a strategy to manage pressure and control fluid distribution (i.e., hydrocarbon recovery and natural gas storage efficiency, respectively). The technical challenges of integrating brine extraction at CO₂ storage sites are expected to be similar, if not identical, to those in the natural gas storage and petroleum industries. Major technical challenges of using brine extraction to manage storage in a storage unit include (1) designing and completing the brine extraction wells, (2) locating the brine extraction well, (3) assessing the efficacy of brine extraction, and (4) handling the extracted brine. The design and completion of the brine extraction well include the well type (i.e., vertical or horizontal) and perforated interval. The location of the well is influenced by the timing of extraction operations (i.e., prior or after CO₂ injection starts) and project objectives (i.e., desired directional movement of the CO₂ plume and avoid or minimize CO₂ extraction). The efficacy of brine extraction requires a baseline projection of the pressure and CO₂ plume distribution. Options for handling extracted brine include subsurface disposal, surface disposal, and industrial use. Here this paper addresses means of overcoming technical challenges that may likely be encountered before or after CO₂ injection starts.

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Research Organization:: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026136

OSTI ID:: 1849164

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1815234

Journal Information:: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Journal Name: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control Journal Issue: C Vol. 109; ISSN 1750-5836

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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